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282                  THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
                                (Sixth Schedule)

       (2) There shall be a separate Regional Council for each area
constituted an autonomous region under sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 1 of
this Schedule.
       (3) Each District Council and each Regional Council shall be a body
corporate by the name respectively of “the District Council of (name of
district)” and “the Regional Council of (name of region)”, shall have
perpetual succession and a common seal and shall by the said name sue and
be sued.
        (4) Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the administration of
an autonomous district shall, in so far as it is not vested under this Schedule
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in any Regional Council within such district, be vested in the District
Council for such district and the administration of an autonomous region
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shall be vested in the Regional Council for such region.
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        (5) In an autonomous district with Regional Councils, the District
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Council shall have only such powers with respect to the areas under the
authority of the Regional Council as may be delegated to it by the Regional
Council in addition to the powers conferred on it by this Schedule with
respect to such areas.
        (6) The Governor shall make rules for the first constitution of District
Councils and Regional Councils in consultation with the existing tribal
Councils or other representative tribal organisations within the autonomous
districts or regions concerned, and such rules shall provide for—
               (a) the composition of the District Councils and Regional
        Councils and the allocation of seats therein;
               (b) the delimitation of territorial constituencies for the purpose
        of elections to those Councils;
               (c) the qualifications for voting at such elections and the
        preparation of electoral rolls therefor;
               (d) the qualifications for being elected at such elections as
        members of such Councils;
               (e) the term of office of members of 1[Regional Councils];


1. Subs. by the Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969 (55 of 1969), s. 74 and
   Fourth Sch., for "such Councils" (w.e.f. 2-4-1970).

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